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Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Lauderdale County
At 11:54 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Underwood-Petersville, or 15 miles northwest of Florence, moving northeast at 35 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Active Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Etowah County
At 11:48 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Glencoe, or near Hokes Bluff, moving northeast at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Quite Stormy Across Parts of Central Alabama At Midday
Numerous showers and storms have fired up in the moisture-rich air across the northern-half of Central Alabama as we run up to the midday hour. Several of these storms have the potential of wind gusts of 40-50 MPH, along with torrential downpours and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. All of these are moving to the northeast somewhere between 10-15 MPH. We expect these to continue for a while across the area. Continue reading
Active Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Cullman & Morgan Counties
At 11:37 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Falkville, or 8 miles northwest of Cullman, moving northeast at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Active Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Marshall & Dekalb Counties
At 11:31 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crossville, or 12 miles east of Boaz, moving northeast at 35 mph. An additional strong storm was tracking east along the Marshall and DeKalb County border near Boaz. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Madison, Limestone, & Morgan Counties
At 11:27 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Priceville, or near Hartselle, moving east at 15 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Strong Storms Now Impacting Parts of Calhoun & Cherokee Counties
At 11:22 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tabor Road to near Ohatchee. Movement was east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. A wind gust to 37 mph was recent measured at the Gadsden Airport. Continue reading
Strong Storms Impacting Parts Of Etowah & St. Clair Counties
At 10:50 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Steele, or 7 miles west of Rainbow City, moving northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
UPDATE: KBMX Radar Has Decided To Take A Holiday On The 4th
UPDATE: Radar data are flowing once again from KBMX, and the official word from the NWS Birmingham office is that the issue has been resolved. Continue reading
Hot And Humid Out There At Midday On The 4th, With Some Showers Out There In The North
Before the radar went kaput, we could see that showers and a few storms are currently in progress over the northern half of Central Alabama and up into North Alabama. The strongest of these at that moment was located in the northeast corner of the state in Marshall and Dekalb counties. No warnings on this batch, but you can expect heavy downpours along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning as it continues to move to the east. Continue reading
